Chapter 8 - Welcome to Pewter City
'Can you please heal my pokemon?' Kash asked. He put Weedle's pokeball on the table and put me next to it.
'Sure,' said the pink-haired girl, taking me and Weedle away. I couldn't help noticing that she looked a lot like the girl from the last PokeCentre.
After the girl healed us, she returned us to Kash.
'Now, it's on to Pewter Gym!' he said.
'You really think you're ready for Pewter Gym?' Christy asked.
'Of course, why not?' said Kash.
'Well..' said Christy. 'Pewter Gym has rock pokemon. I'm sorry Kash, but there's no way you'll beat the leader.'
'Why not?' Kash demanded.
'Well, Pikachu's electricity can't hurt rock pokemon,' said Christy. 'And Weedle, well, it's not all that strong.'
'My pokemon are good enough to beat some lousy rock pokemon!' Kash said determinedly. 'Come on Pikachu, let's show that Gym leader what we can do!'
'Pika!' I said. I jumped onto Kash's back and we left the PokeCentre. Christy sighed as she watched us leave.
We soon came to a huge building that Kash called a "Pokemon Gym". I wasn't really sure what it was, but Kash seemed determined to go in to fight someone. He stepped inside the building and looked around. A man was standing at the other side of the room, watching us.
'My name is Kash Ketchum, and I wish to challenge you!' said Kash.
'Ketchum?' said the man. 'Are you related to Ash?'
Kash sighed. 'He's my older brother... unfortunately.'
'My son travelled with him on his pokemon journey,' said the man.
'You're Brock's father?' Kash asked.
'Yes,' said the man. 'My name is Flint. When Brock left to become the world's greatest pokemon breeder, I stayed and took over the gym.'
'Well, enough explanations!' said Kash. 'Come on, let's battle!'
'Alright,' said Flint. He moved out of the way as two platforms appeared from the walls and drew into the room, forming one huge platform covered in rocks. 'Gym battles are different to other battles. We play by special rules. We will use two pokemon each.'
'That's easy enough,' said Kash. 'OK Pikachu, go!'
'Pika!' I said, running onto the platform. Flint took out his pokeball.
'Your pikachu had better be at a high level,' he said. 'Because you should know that electric attacks can't hurt rock pokemon.'
'I know what I'm doing,' said Kash. 'Get on with it!'
'OK,' said Flint. 'Go... Rhyhorn!'
Flint threw his pokeball and a pokemon came out. It looked like it was made of rock, and it had a sharp horn on its head. I started to wonder if I could really be able to beat it.
'Pikachu, use your thundershock!' said Kash. I nodded and gathered my electrical energy.
'Pikachu!' I said, and sent out waves of electricity. Rhyhorn looked at me and laughed.
'You can't hurt me, Pikachu!' it said.
'Rhyhorn, tackle!' said Flint.
'Oh oh!' I said as Rhydon charged at me. I tried to jump out of the way but Rhyhorn hit me before I got the chance. I fell to the ground hard.
'Pikachu!' Kash cried out. I stood up, determined not to give up. 'Pikachu, try another thundershock!'
I sent out my electricity, but as it hit Rhyhorn it just disappeared.
'Huh?' I said, confused.
'Don't you get it?' Flint said. 'Your attacks can't hurt Rhyhorn! You might as well give up!'
'I can't give up!' said Kash. 'I've got to get that badge!'
'You'll be sorry,' said Flint. 'Rhyhorn, tackle it!'
Rhyhorn rushed at me and slammed into me.
'Chaa!' I cried as I was thrown to the ground. I tried to get up but I felt too weak.
'Pikachu, come back!' Kash called. Slowly, I walked over to him.
'I told you to give up,' said Flint.
'This match isn't over yet!' said Kash. 'Weedle! I choose you!'
Kash threw his pokeball and Weedle appeared.
'A bug?' Flint laughed. 'This should be easy! Rhyhorn, horn attack!'
Rhyhorn stuck its horn into Weedle, making it cry out with pain.
'Weedle!' I cried. 'Are you alright?'
'Weedle, poison sting!' said Kash. Weedle got up and struck Rhyhorn with its stinger. The rock pokemon was hardly hurt at all.
'Rhyhorn, tackle!' said Flint. Weedle was thrown across the room under the power of Flint's pokemon. Kash gritted his teeth.
'Weedle, return!' he called. He held out his pokeball and Weedle was pulled inside. Kash looked up, disappointed, at Flint. 'I give up.'
(-o-) PiKACHU (-o-)
'Can you please heal my pokemon?' Kash asked. He put Weedle's pokeball on the table and put me next to it.
'Sure,' said the pink-haired girl, taking me and Weedle away. I couldn't help noticing that she looked a lot like the girl from the last PokeCentre.
After the girl healed us, she returned us to Kash.
'Now, it's on to Pewter Gym!' he said.
'You really think you're ready for Pewter Gym?' Christy asked.
'Of course, why not?' said Kash.
'Well..' said Christy. 'Pewter Gym has rock pokemon. I'm sorry Kash, but there's no way you'll beat the leader.'
'Why not?' Kash demanded.
'Well, Pikachu's electricity can't hurt rock pokemon,' said Christy. 'And Weedle, well, it's not all that strong.'
'My pokemon are good enough to beat some lousy rock pokemon!' Kash said determinedly. 'Come on Pikachu, let's show that Gym leader what we can do!'
'Pika!' I said. I jumped onto Kash's back and we left the PokeCentre. Christy sighed as she watched us leave.
We soon came to a huge building that Kash called a "Pokemon Gym". I wasn't really sure what it was, but Kash seemed determined to go in to fight someone. He stepped inside the building and looked around. A man was standing at the other side of the room, watching us.
'My name is Kash Ketchum, and I wish to challenge you!' said Kash.
'Ketchum?' said the man. 'Are you related to Ash?'
Kash sighed. 'He's my older brother... unfortunately.'
'My son travelled with him on his pokemon journey,' said the man.
'You're Brock's father?' Kash asked.
'Yes,' said the man. 'My name is Flint. When Brock left to become the world's greatest pokemon breeder, I stayed and took over the gym.'
'Well, enough explanations!' said Kash. 'Come on, let's battle!'
'Alright,' said Flint. He moved out of the way as two platforms appeared from the walls and drew into the room, forming one huge platform covered in rocks. 'Gym battles are different to other battles. We play by special rules. We will use two pokemon each.'
'That's easy enough,' said Kash. 'OK Pikachu, go!'
'Pika!' I said, running onto the platform. Flint took out his pokeball.
'Your pikachu had better be at a high level,' he said. 'Because you should know that electric attacks can't hurt rock pokemon.'
'I know what I'm doing,' said Kash. 'Get on with it!'
'OK,' said Flint. 'Go... Rhyhorn!'
Flint threw his pokeball and a pokemon came out. It looked like it was made of rock, and it had a sharp horn on its head. I started to wonder if I could really be able to beat it.
'Pikachu, use your thundershock!' said Kash. I nodded and gathered my electrical energy.
'Pikachu!' I said, and sent out waves of electricity. Rhyhorn looked at me and laughed.
'You can't hurt me, Pikachu!' it said.
'Rhyhorn, tackle!' said Flint.
'Oh oh!' I said as Rhydon charged at me. I tried to jump out of the way but Rhyhorn hit me before I got the chance. I fell to the ground hard.
'Pikachu!' Kash cried out. I stood up, determined not to give up. 'Pikachu, try another thundershock!'
I sent out my electricity, but as it hit Rhyhorn it just disappeared.
'Huh?' I said, confused.
'Don't you get it?' Flint said. 'Your attacks can't hurt Rhyhorn! You might as well give up!'
'I can't give up!' said Kash. 'I've got to get that badge!'
'You'll be sorry,' said Flint. 'Rhyhorn, tackle it!'
Rhyhorn rushed at me and slammed into me.
'Chaa!' I cried as I was thrown to the ground. I tried to get up but I felt too weak.
'Pikachu, come back!' Kash called. Slowly, I walked over to him.
'I told you to give up,' said Flint.
'This match isn't over yet!' said Kash. 'Weedle! I choose you!'
Kash threw his pokeball and Weedle appeared.
'A bug?' Flint laughed. 'This should be easy! Rhyhorn, horn attack!'
Rhyhorn stuck its horn into Weedle, making it cry out with pain.
'Weedle!' I cried. 'Are you alright?'
'Weedle, poison sting!' said Kash. Weedle got up and struck Rhyhorn with its stinger. The rock pokemon was hardly hurt at all.
'Rhyhorn, tackle!' said Flint. Weedle was thrown across the room under the power of Flint's pokemon. Kash gritted his teeth.
'Weedle, return!' he called. He held out his pokeball and Weedle was pulled inside. Kash looked up, disappointed, at Flint. 'I give up.'
(-o-) PiKACHU (-o-)
